Late last month, the NAACP issued a very official and important travel advisory warning black Americans to stay the hell away from Ron DeSantis’ Florida.
"Under the leadership of Governor Desantis, the state of Florida has become hostile to Black Americans and in direct conflict with the democratic ideals that our union was founded upon."
— NAACP President and CEO @DerrickNAACP
Take a stand with us. https://t.co/zsgLbNYL8t
— NAACP (@NAACP) May 20, 2023
This month, the Human Rights Campaign decided to ask the NAACP to hold their beer so they could up the ante:
America's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency, citing "multiplying threats facing millions" https://t.co/PorVXv0gVB
— CNN (@CNN) June 6, 2023
“LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency. The multiplying threats facing millions in our community are not just perceived — they are real, tangible and dangerous,” the group’s president, Kelley Robinson, said. “In many cases they are resulting in violence against LGBTQ+ people, forcing families to uproot their lives and flee their homes in search of safer states, and triggering a tidal wave of increased homophobia and transphobia that puts the safety of each and every one of us at risk.”
Alongside the emergency declaration, the group will release a digital guidebook, including health and safety resources, a summary of state-by-state laws, “know your rights” information and resources designed to support LGBTQ+ travelers and those living in hostile states, it said.
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And the Human Rights Campaign just last month issued an updated travel notice for Florida, outlining potential impacts of six bills recently passed there, many already signed by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican contender for president who’s championed “don’t say gay” and pronoun bills.
The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law so far this year is also more than double last year’s tally, which had been the highest on record, the Human Rights Campaign said. They include pronoun refusal laws, forced student outing laws, anti-drag bans and “don’t say LGBTQ+” laws.
“Don’t say gay” and “don’t say LGBTQ+ laws” aren’t a thing, but CNN clearly cares more about being a mouthpiece for the Human Rights Campaign than they do about honest reporting, so what we got from them is the best we’re gonna get.
II could do a whole post about CNN’s shameless hackery in “reporting” on this story, but I’ll stick to the task at hand, which is pointing and laughing at the Human Rights Campaign for thinking that their issuing a “national state of emergency” means anything beyond “Please don’t forget we exist!”
Governments are the entities designated to do stuff like travel advisories or states of emergencies, political nonprofit putting out a press release isn't the same thing https://t.co/2dUYDktJFq
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) June 6, 2023
Look at the Human Rights Campaign, thinking they actually matter. Bless their hearts.
I believe that's what they sometimes refer to as a metaphor.
— Noble Swing Voter (@itdbitd) June 6, 2023
Metaphor, schmetaphor. If the Human Rights Campaign were serious about being taken seriously, they never would’ve issued this dumb declaration.
Is it a metaphor though to claim millions of people are facing threats? If millions of people were facing threat of violence we would be the most violent country on earth, worse than Rwanda during the genocide. How do people respond to *that* rhetoric? https://t.co/6ekWMxvI1u
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) June 6, 2023
Here’s how sane people respond to it:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Nunya… (@NazzyN21) June 6, 2023
— Many Jason Dunns (@JasetheDunnimus) June 6, 2023
Oh for the love of… https://t.co/wMQaw3UXeD
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) June 6, 2023
Nobody is buying it.
— Sonny’s Motha (née Elena) (@MothaSonny) June 6, 2023
“Millions” 😂😂😂😂
— Beard Man (@BannedB4U) June 6, 2023
Billions, even!
The gay pride flag is literally flying over national military cemeteries and they’re still saying this with a straight face. https://t.co/M75ccmsR4A
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) June 6, 2023
— Ronin (@JSGuy2019) June 6, 2023
The most protected community in our country is under attack during their month long holiday guys!!! I'm literally shaking!!!
— Digital Sass (@Digital_Sass) June 6, 2023
they are such attention whores https://t.co/g0lGwfVnDC
— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️🏳️🌈 (@brad_polumbo) June 6, 2023
They really are, though.
HRC is a joke.
— NYCHomoCon (@NYCHomoCon) June 6, 2023
And we’re declaring a national state of hilarity.
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